Prisoners In 1962 Texas report details occupations and demographics
The Texas Department of Corrections annual report shows 5 608 inmates entering prison in 1962 with 63 listed occupations including eight contractors and five teachers. Harris County led commitments with 893. Burglary was the top offense at one third, and the prison population on January 1 stood at 12 263.
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Texas Department of Corrections
Department of Correction
J. C. Roberts
George Beto
Department of Corrections
Harris County
Dallas
Bexar
Tarrant
Travis
el Paso
Roberts
Alaska
Texas
Water Safari set as toughest boat race across Texas
The Texas Water Safari starts April 29 from the San Marcos headwaters heading 500 miles to Corpus Christi Bay for Buccaneer Days. Boats must be paddle or sail powered with no motors, portages required during the first 400 miles, and contestants must supply all provisions from the start. Sixty teams have filed the $25 entry, with Omaha Nebraska reaching farthest. Frank Brown of the San Marcos Chamber of Commerce handles complete information.
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Texas
San Marcos
Corpus Christi
Wilds
Corpus Christi Bay
Omaha
Neb
Bayfront
Austwell
Coast Guard
Frank Brown
Chamber of Commerce
Fragmented newspaper item lists staff roles and departments
An OCR fragment lists positions such as Editor and Publisher General Manager Managing Editor Office Manager Circulation Director and National Manager with repeated garbled text. This appears to be an internal staff or organizational directory from a newspaper.
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Sav Betes
Ooe
Seseeeees
NSING
Stand or Fall: Science and U S Disarmament Policy
Barry Goldwater argues against unilateral U S disarmament driven by supposed scientific progress. He critiques Geneva negotiations, on site inspections, and Skybolt prospects, noting Soviet resistance and world opinion concerns while warning that scientific progress is misused to justify military restraint and strategic concessions.
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Barry Goldwater
Washington
United States
Jacob D. Beam
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Geneva
Pentagon
US Denies Soviet Ship Fire Incident Near Norfolk
Washington says three American destroyers conducted gunfire exercises seven miles east of Norfolk while a distant surface ship remained unidentifiable. Moscow alleges two cruisers and a destroyer fired dummy shells near a Soviet vessel in what it calls wanton aggression with potential grave consequences.
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Washington
Norfolk
State Department
Soviet Union
Moscow
Birch tree sheds its bari annually
A curious note reveals the birch tree sheds its bari every year. The quirky fact highlights a recurring natural phenomenon tied to this tree species.
Stop Me in the Elevator Caper in Central Park
A timid candidate rides a skyscraper elevator run by hand. The operator asks for a floor and the man jokes about the twenty second floor. A Harvard voice complains from a taxicab, while the driver prods to move. A quick quip ends with a retort about a passenger not speaking to him.
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Central Park
Harvard
Faeroe Islands border dispute and Dunkirk evac details
Quick trivia batch covers national borders and WW2 events. Answers touch the Faeroe Islands between two nations, Dunkirk evacuee numbers, a Brinell hardness reference, and the historic West Africa colonies.
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Faeroe Islands
Dunkirk
British West Africa
Puzzling Renaissance pope questioned in muddled clipping
A garbled passage recalls Charles V appointing a regent who became pope in 1522 and pursued reforms while facing Luther's rising dissent and Turkish threats. Names are unclear, with fragmented references to Utrecht birth and Louvain study, then a birthday list of celebrities and stray trivia.
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Isabella
Cardinal
Spain
Charles
Utrecht
Louvain
Netherlands
Mabdia
Europe
Martin Luther
Beames
Bette of Courr
Barbers Hill Trustees Explain Bond Election For School
An open letter to Barbers Hill patrons outlines a $150000 bond issue to buy land for a new high school and fund repairs. The Finger Interests offer a central site with road rights, while savings would stay in tax funds. The letter urges passage of Senate Bill 116 and details planned improvements and future growth.
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Barbers Hill
Volc
Board of Trustees
Rd of
Frisbes
Finger Interests
Highway 73
Mont Belvieu
Finger
Barbers Hill Independent School
Barbers Hill Independent School District
Commer
Needle Point Road
Canal
Finger Tract
Ities Wi
Finger Estate
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across 2 Outline 6 Exchanges 21
Puzzle clues read like a garbled list with several broken phrases and misprinted words. The item appears to be a crossword puzzle page fragment with partial entries for across clues such as 2 outlines, 21 exchanges, and 23 Poem of Jament Wi, plus scattered stray letters and misaligned numbers.
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Jament
Bridge bidding quiz on suit length and doubles
Four questions test response to bidding sequences with vulnerable AKI3 PRIE52 7 BAQe i. Answers: I One heart. 2 Double. 3 Four spades. 4 Five clubs. 5 Pass. Explanations emphasize longest trump, takeout double aims, indirect slam cues, and trusting partner’s trump choice.
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